Nottingham Forest vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Forest move out of bottom three after a narrow win over the Saints
Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest take on Southampton in the Premier League tonight.
This is a huge battle at the bottom of the table as 19th placed Nottingham Forest host bottom of the table Southampton. Should they win Forest would jump above Leeds and Leicester and move three points clear of the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, the Saints need to pick up three points against their relegation rivals to keep themselves in with a chance of getting out of the bottom three. If they lose, they will be eight points from safety and would need to win their final three fixtures to stay up.
We’ll bring you all the action and updates from today’s game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
Southampton are now just pumping the ball forward desperately, as they seek a last-gasp equaliser - when will the referee blow the final whistle?
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
It could hardly be more tense at a rain-drenched City Ground now, as the Nottingham Forest fans nervously count down the remaining seconds. Two VAR checks have added more time to the original allocation.
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
PENALTY FOR SOUTHAMPTON! They're not done yet! Playing at least seven minutes of stoppage time, Lavia is clipped by the slightest of contacts with Surridge in the Forest area. He goes down and the referee points straight to the spot!
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